India's Majestic Landscape Captured from Space

Aug 07, 2024 Tanvi Kaushik

The distance between India and space is 4851 km (3014 miles or 2619 nautical miles)

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Aryabhata, named after the renowned Indian astronomer, was India's first satellite

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It was designed and built in India, was launched by a Soviet Kosmos-3M rocket on April 19, 1975

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Rakesh Sharma, an Indian military pilot and cosmonaut, was the first Indian to travel into space

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He participated in a joint program between the Indian Air Force and the Soviet Interkosmos space program

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When Indira Gandhi asked Rakesh Sharma how India looks from space, he replied, "Saare Jahaan Se Achcha"

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